The Whole World Needs to Eat BetterApril 17, 2018 |
Our Jessica Fanzo writes, “Governments can save lives by improving people’s diets.”
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Overeating? It May Be a Brain GlitchApril 12, 2018 |
Laurel Mellin writes, “I am convinced that much, if not most, of people’s struggles with food are based in the emotional part of the brain, specifically circuits that process stress, or circuits that we can rewire.”
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Matching DNA to a Diet Doesn’t WorkFebruary 21, 2018 |
‘We didn’t even come close,’ researcher says. DNA testing won’t guide dieters to the weight-loss regimen most likely to work for them, scientists reported on Tuesday
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The quality and quantity of the global food supply now and into the future are increasingly under threat. The food system contributes to one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and losses in biodiversity, to name just two consequences leading to environmental degradation. To mitigate environmental and health harms, governments around the world have instituted public policies to advance sustainability goals
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Poor Countries Can’t Live on Rice AloneJune 13, 2017 |
Our Jessica Fanzo and Rebecca McLaren argue that Timor-Leste needs a more diverse diet
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The Simple Mistake People Make When They Try To Eat HealthyJanuary 4, 2017 |
Forget the nutrition facts label, the ingredients list and the say-so of experts: A new study finds that shoppers think a food is healthy only when it costs them more
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Dental DetectivesOctober 25, 2016 |
What fossil teeth reveal about ancestral human diets. When scientists want to know what our ancient ancestors ate, they can look at a few things: fossilized animal bones with marks from tools used to butcher and cut them; fossilized poop; and teeth
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Is It Fair To Ask People To Give Up Meat?October 6, 2016 |
Who is right? Is your choice to eat meat really your own or should you consider more than yourself? How fair is it to tell others what to eat? The situation is so complex that it kind of makes you hungry. Let’s look at both sides of the burger (or sirloin or lamb chop, etc.)
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